January
11-14, 2005
South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesMarine Resources Research
InstituteCharleston, SC

Workshop summary: This workshop served to train
advanced students, educators, and scientists in the systematics
and identification of larval fish of the Southeastern United
States. Over four days, participants were instructed on
the identification of larvae of regional fish families,
with emphasis on the use of keys. Students were also taught
dissecting, staining and preservation techniques and given
an overview of current teleostean systematics.

Instructors:Dr. John Olney, Professor, School of Marine Science
College of William and Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine
Science
Dr. John McGovern, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
Dr. Joanne Lyczkowski-Shultz, National Marine Fisheries
Service, NOAA

Participants of the Larval Fish Taxonomic Workshop
work on lab practical exercises.

Katie Rathmell of University of South Florida examines
larval fish specimens.

Workshop
on Taxonomy and Identification of Marine Fishes, with an Emphasis
on Western North Atlantic Species, July 13-15, 2004. (instructed
by Dr. Antony Harold, GML/CofC, and Dr. Randall Mooi, Milwaukee
Public Museum). This workshop served to train participants in
the systematics and identification of marine fishes of the southeastern
United States. Designed for graduate students, postdoctoral investigators,
other investigators studying the biology of marine fishes, and
professional resource managers, the workshop provided an introduction
to fish taxonomy, phylogenetic systematics, curatorial issues
in research, and an introduction to the use and application of
dichotomous keys and descriptive accounts. Field activities aboard
the R/V ANITA of the South Carolina Department of Natural
Resources allowed students to obtain an array of fresh material
for identification in the laboratory.